Girl Scout cookies 'out of the box'

Posted 3/13/18

AND THESE ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? Tempted? These treats made by Nicolette Amaral at Bake Me Away Bake Shop with three different flavors of Girl Scout Cookies were hits at Thursday's event at the Crowne Plaza. (Warwick Beacon photos) HARD TO RESIST:

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Girl Scout cookies 'out of the box'

THE SAMPLER: Tempie Thompson and Carla Mannie are joined by Hemeny’s pastry chef Annie Bain to share in bites of Bain’s cheesecake with Girl Scout cookie crust.

(Cranston Herald photos)

BRINGING GREETING: Valarie Gelb, a member of the nation board of the Girl Scouts of the USA, attended the event and brought greetings

(Cranston Herald photos)

THAT COOKIE BOND: While the treats prepared by area bakeries using Girl Scout Cookies for ingredients were a hit, it was the Girl Scout mission that brought people together for the March 8 event.

(Cranston Herald photos)

AND THESE ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? Tempted? These treats made by Nicolette Amaral at Bake Me Away Bake Shop with three different flavors of Girl Scout Cookies were hits at Thursday’s event at the Crowne Plaza.

(Cranston Herald photos)

HARD TO RESIST: Halsey Gargano of Aquilante’s Bistro & Tavern samples a cheesecake delight made with the crust from Girl Scout lemonade cookies.

(Cranston Herald photos)

Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:15 pm

Why save the best for the last, when you can go for it right away?

That could well have been the manta Thursday at the Girl Scouts of Southern New England Cookies & Cocktails celebration at the Crowne Plaza. More than 125 turned out to sample the innovative treats all worthy of being desserts created from Girl Scout cookies.

Mario Hilario of Channel 10 anchored the event that included remarks from board chairman George Shuster, national board member Valarie Gelb, GSSNE CEO Pam Hyland and Sydney Rolle of South Kingstown Troop 657. A silent auction was also part of the event.